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Two Long Island radio disc jockeys who were suspended after carrying out an on-air hoax focusing on the subject of same-sex parents met with a local gay rights advocate on Monday as the radio station decided whether to fire the duo. Greg Cergol reports. (Published Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014)

Updated at 8:44 AM EDT on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014

Two Long Island radio disc jockeys were suspended after carrying out an on-air hoax focusing on the subject of same-sex parents.

DJs Steve Harper and Leanna Karlson, who were taken off the air at K98.3 FM in Farmingdale after station officials learned of last week's hoax, met with a local gay rights advocate on Monday as the radio station decided whether to fire the duo.

The morning team told listeners that a local mom refused to let her son attend the birthday party of a 7-year-old girl named Sophia because Sophia’s parents were gay.

The story, station officials later confirmed, was fictitious.

K98.3 FM’s public apology prompted angry responses on the station’s Facebook page and across social media.